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♂ Beniah Bowman
aliasBeniah Bowman
Record
6606 · 10568

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 4 0 4
Total 5 1 6
Birth 14 March 1886 → 138 years + 1 month ago
Lived 55 years
First mandate 24 October 1918 → 105 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 7 months
Death 13 April 1941 → 83 years ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 8 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 10 12
Ontario 7 8 18 Z
TOTAL 11 7 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George B. Nicholson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,879 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
24 October 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34133(F) — 23 Feb 2022 21:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
UFO
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,969 Votes: 4,122 Participation: 69.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34184(F) — 17 Dec 2022 12:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
UFO
 1/2 2,428 60.20% +823 Loser:
LC
 1,605 39.80% James Kinney
After his election:
14 Nov 1919 33
UFO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15		 Ontario
15 December 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34251(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
UFO
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,322 Votes: 4,216 Participation: 66.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34311(F) — 23 Feb 2022 23:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
UFO
 1/2 2,407 57.64% +638 Loser:
LC
 1,769 42.36% Frederick Smith
After his election:
15 Aug 1926 40
UFO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 1 month 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,367 Votes: 13,052 Participation: 75.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22111(F) — 10 Sep 2022 17:47 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
UFO
 1/2 6,909 52.93% +766 Loser:
LC
 6,143 47.07% George B. Nicholson

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,758 Votes: 4,410 Participation: 65.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34434(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
UFO
 2,242 51.13% Thomas Farquhar
Eligible: 17,879 Votes: 14,165 Participation: 79.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22385(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 6,934 48.95% -297 Winner:
LC
 7,231 51.05% George B. Nicholson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Beniah Bowman		 28 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Beniah Bowman		 28 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Beniah Bowman, M.P.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Beniah Bowman, député		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Beniah Bowman		 28 Jul 2023

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Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 17:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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